Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 374 17,724 14,596 3,128 18,829 16,075 2,754 December -98 17,425 14,558 2,867 19,515 16,550 2,965 1993 March 543 19,408 16,080 3,328 17,898 15,113 2,785 June 246 18,865 15,791 3,074 18,610 15,782 2,828 September 424 19,081 15,878 3,203 18,963 16,184 2,779 December -225 18,379 15,658 2,721 19,755 16,809 2,946 1994 March 187 19,548 16,332 3,216 19,139 16,110 3,029 June 356 19,909 16,602 3,307 18,564 15,613 2,951 September 398 19,689 16,580 3,109 18,891 16,180 2,711 December -274 19,199 16,291 2,908 20,226 17,044 3,182 1995 March 239 20,662 17,568 3,094 19,328 16,473 2,855 June 304 19,815 16,586 3,229 19,945 17,020 2,925 September -62 19,443 16,462 2,981 20,158 17,115 3,043 December -221 19,120 16,111 3,009 20,817 17,587 3,230 1996 March 105 20,663 17,543 3,120 19,811 16,796 3,015 June -115 19,400 16,311 3,089 20,551 17,347 3,204 September -233 20,007 16,991 3,016 19,933 16,684 3,249 December -66 19,403 16,330 3,073 20,360 17,221 3,139 1997 March -109 20,576 17,374 3,202 19,866 16,555 3,311 June 35 19,734 16,823 2,911 19,895 17,019 2,876 September -45 19,162 16,259 2,903 19,860 16,912 2,948 December -291 19,895 16,907 2,988 19,944 16,665 3,279 1998 March -91 20,173 17,034 3,139 20,215 16,985 3,230 June 327 20,108 16,846 3,262 19,668 16,733 2,935 September 129 19,318 16,260 3,058 20,507 17,578 2,929 December -397 19,231 16,491 2,740 20,210 17,073 3,137 1999 March -93 19,701 16,797 2,904 20,030 17,033 2,997 June -210 20,165 17,291 2,874 19,348 16,264 3,084 September -442 18,945 16,163 2,782 20,353 17,129 3,224 December -292 19,490 16,670 2,820 19,485 16,373 3,112 2000 March 129 20,645 17,682 2,963 19,589 16,755 2,834 June -218 19,283 16,677 2,606 19,466 16,642 2,824 September -449 19,161 16,540 2,621 19,833 16,763 3,070 December -422 18,515 16,032 2,483 19,895 16,990 2,905 2001 March -354 18,640 16,178 2,462 19,767 16,951 2,816 June -275 18,139 15,686 2,453 19,713 16,985 2,728 September -474 18,037 15,689 2,348 19,508 16,686 2,822 December -344 17,453 15,114 2,339 19,864 17,181 2,683 2002 March -244 18,797 16,295 2,502 18,458 15,712 2,746 June 49 17,517 15,096 2,421 18,962 16,590 2,372 September -28 17,787 15,406 2,381 18,503 16,094 2,409 December -157 17,407 14,985 2,422 19,257 16,678 2,579 2003 March -596 17,106 14,794 2,312 19,245 16,337 2,908 June -160 17,121 14,769 2,352 18,991 16,479 2,512 September -310 17,237 14,984 2,253 18,311 15,748 2,563 December -202 17,406 15,055 2,351 18,253 15,700 2,553 2004 March -460 17,856 15,459 2,397 18,118 15,261 2,857 June -385 17,196 14,808 2,388 18,549 15,776 2,773 September -124 17,073 14,687 2,386 17,929 15,419 2,510 December 57 17,164 14,684 2,480 18,251 15,828 2,423 2005 March -224 17,520 15,124 2,396 18,292 15,672 2,620 June -204 16,890 14,553 2,337 18,765 16,224 2,541 September -32 18,125 15,625 2,500 17,477 14,945 2,532 December -85 16,937 14,676 2,261 18,376 16,030 2,346 2006 March -125 17,122 14,894 2,228 18,382 16,029 2,353 June -377 17,274 14,929 2,345 19,047 16,325 2,722 September -708 16,458 14,241 2,217 19,432 16,507 2,925 December -140 17,131 14,838 2,293 17,941 15,508 2,433 2007 March -304 16,711 14,567 2,144 18,167 15,719 2,448 June -409 17,244 15,098 2,146 17,909 15,354 2,555 September -272 17,216 14,954 2,262 17,955 15,421 2,534 December -25 16,885 14,689 2,196 17,371 15,150 2,221 2008 March -343 15,977 13,948 2,029 18,214 15,842 2,372 June -532 15,501 13,514 1,987 19,369 16,850 2,519 September -292 15,728 13,693 2,035 18,304 15,977 2,327 December -359 15,095 13,070 2,025 19,523 17,139 2,384 2009 March -968 14,107 12,341 1,766 19,461 16,727 2,734 June -514 15,271 13,366 1,905 18,549 16,130 2,419 September -656 14,411 12,647 1,764 18,597 16,177 2,420 December -234 15,981 14,078 1,903 16,996 14,859 2,137 2010 March -577 14,350 12,578 1,772 17,664 15,315 2,349 June -140 15,793 13,915 1,878 16,733 14,715 2,018 September -227 15,138 13,174 1,964 17,820 15,629 2,191 December 168 16,575 14,431 2,144 15,815 13,839 1,976 2011 March -337 14,120 12,382 1,738 16,551 14,476 2,075 June -529 15,367 13,621 1,746 15,515 13,240 2,275 September 0 15,726 13,911 1,815 15,575 13,760 1,815 December -413 14,999 13,168 1,831 15,865 13,621 2,244 2012 March -48 15,115 13,358 1,757 15,514 13,709 1,805 June -14 15,372 13,655 1,717 14,927 13,196 1,731 September -10 14,911 13,221 1,690 15,665 13,965 1,700 December -62 14,726 13,032 1,694 15,268 13,512 1,756 2013 March -32 15,028 13,306 1,722 15,502 13,748 1,754 June -220 14,668 13,100 1,568 15,393 13,605 1,788 September 52 17,934 16,183 1,751 13,963 12,264 1,699 December -81 15,116 13,442 1,674 15,705 13,950 1,755 2014 March -47 14,121 12,521 1,600 15,646 13,999 1,647 June -202 13,960 12,392 1,568 16,621 14,851 1,770 September -58 15,545 13,942 1,603 15,112 13,451 1,661 December -256 15,560 14,045 1,515 14,764 12,993 1,771 2015 March -75 13,624 12,095 1,529 16,538 14,934 1,604 June -137 14,174 12,682 1,492 16,140 14,511 1,629 September -110 14,192 12,640 1,552 15,505 13,843 1,662 December -190 15,289 13,821 1,468 15,169 13,511 1,658 2016 March -108 13,753 12,299 1,454 16,118 14,556 1,562 June -390 13,080 11,701 1,379 16,977 15,208 1,769 September -863 14,668 13,183 1,485 14,888 12,540 2,348 December -467 14,652 13,264 1,388 15,254 13,399 1,855 2017 March -174 13,890 12,345 1,545 15,960 14,241 1,719 June -406 13,547 12,127 1,420 15,329 13,503 1,826 September -450 12,610 11,233 1,377 15,754 13,927 1,827 December -328 14,770 13,349 1,421 14,482 12,733 1,749 2018 March -113 12,868 11,386 1,482 15,669 14,074 1,595 June -366 13,203 11,861 1,342 15,242 13,534 1,708 September -1,001 13,391 12,051 1,340 15,134 12,793 2,341 December -152 14,134 12,647 1,487 14,373 12,734 1,639 2019 March -280 12,969 11,600 1,369 14,647 12,998 1,649 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.